Delroy Simeon Morgan (born 4 March 1967) is a former Jamaican

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er. He played in 62 first-class and 39

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matches for the

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from 1986 to 1998. Primarily an opening batsman, Morgan had his best season in 1988–89, when he was the highest scorer in the Red Stripe Cup, with 435 runs at an average of 54.37. That season he hit his two highest first-class scores: 122 against

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and, a week later, 111 against

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. Jamaica won both matches by an innings and went on to win the tournament. Morgan played as the professional for Lowerhouse in the Lancashire League in 1990. His highest score in

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was 133

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, when he batted throughout the innings against

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in the Shell/Sandals Trophy in 1996–97. Morgan captained Jamaica several times in the 1990s, and was later a member of the national selection panel.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Morgan, Delroy 1967 births Living people Jamaican cricketers Jamaica cricketers Cricketers from Kingston, Jamaica 20th-century Jamaican sportsmen